Lie, An Ying Alice. / Thesis submitted in: November 2008. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-134). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Microzooplankton --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2. --- Microzooplankton grazing --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Dilution method --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1. --- Basic principles --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Variation and extensive uses of the dilution method --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3. --- Criticism of the dilution method --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.4. --- Results of the dilution experiments and their implications --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3. --- The roles of microzooplankton --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4. --- Phytoplankton --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4.1. --- Size classification --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4.2. --- Chemotaxonomic marker pigments --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4.3. --- Nutrients and phytoplankton dynamics --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5. --- Hypothesis --- p.26 / Chapter 1.6. --- Objectives --- p.26 / Chapter 1.7 --- Research outline --- p.27 / Chapter 1.7.1. --- Microzooplankton grazing rates and phytoplankton growth rates --- p.27 / Chapter 1.7.2. --- Phytoplankton group selection --- p.27 / Chapter 1.7.3. --- Phytoplankton size selection --- p.27 / Chapter 1.8. --- Study sites --- p.27 / Chapter 1.81. --- Tolo Harbour --- p.28 / Chapter 1.8.2. --- Mirs Bay --- p.28 / Chapter 1.8.3. --- Biological and physio-chemical parameters --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Materials and methods --- p.33 / Chapter 2.1. --- Study site and sampling --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2. --- Dilution experiments --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- Preliminary dilution experiments and enrichment tests --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- HPLC --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.3. --- Pigment data analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2.4. --- Phytoplankton and microzooplankton community analysis --- p.42 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Results --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1. --- Field parameters --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Physiochemical parameters --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Chlorophyll a --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2. --- Initial conditions --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- Phytoplankton pigment and size fraction composition --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.2. --- Microscopy cell counts --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3. --- Dilution experiments results --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Linear regression analysis results --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Estimated pigment specific phytoplankton growth rates and microzooplankton grazing rates --- p.66 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Ratio of microzooplankton grazing to the phytoplankton growth rate in ambient nutrient --- p.70 / Chapter 3.4. --- Correlation analyses --- p.78 / Chapter 3.4.1. --- Physiochemical parameters --- p.78 / Chapter 3.4.2. --- Initial pigment concentration --- p.81 / Chapter 3.4.3. --- Initial densities --- p.81 / Chapter 3.4.4. --- Phytoplankton growth rates and microzooplankton grazing rates --- p.82 / Chapter 3.5. --- Percentage and composition shifts --- p.83 / Chapter 3.5.1. --- Percentage change --- p.83 / Chapter 3.5.2. --- Size fraction --- p.83 / Chapter 3.5.3. --- Pigment markers --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Discussions --- p.103 / Chapter 4.1. --- Hypothesis --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2. --- Phytoplankton growth rates and microzooplankton grazing rates --- p.104 / Chapter 4.3. --- Dilution experiment --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.1. --- Nutrient enrichment --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.2. --- Shift of pigment compositions --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.3. --- Experiment limitations --- p.107 / Chapter 4.4. --- Microzooplankton feeding preference --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.1. --- Phytoplankton size --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.2. --- Phytoplankton group --- p.109 / Chapter 4.5. --- Food web dynamics --- p.110 / Chapter 4.5.1. --- The role of microzooplankton --- p.110 / Chapter 4.5.1.1. --- Nutrient recycling --- p.110 / Chapter 4.5.1.2. --- Energy transfer --- p.111 / Chapter 4.5.1.3. --- Phytoplankton control --- p.111 / Chapter 4.5.2. --- The role of mesozooplankton --- p.111 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Conclusions --- p.113 / References --- p.115 / Appendices --- p.135
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326501 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Contributors | Lie, An Ying Alice., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xxxiii, 199 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Tolo Harbor (Hong Kong, China), Mirs Bay (China) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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